Overview
- Highway blockades that began on November 24 continued across multiple states as of November 26.
- Protest leaders called the latest Interior Ministry talks a failure and said demonstrations would go on.
- Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will make only deliverable commitments and rejected entering into unrealistic agreements.
- The federal response centers on a three‑party scheme with buyers and state governments and on distinguishing Mexican white maize from cheaper U.S. yellow maize after a sharp international price drop.
- Sheinbaum pointed to a 2026 plan allocating roughly one trillion pesos to welfare programs, said fixed priorities limit sweeping price guarantees, and pledged to later disclose major water concession holders.